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IMPROVED SITUATION AT GENOA.
Suggestion of Rupture Discarded. (Reuter's Serace. }
Genos, May 14. The situation may be regarded as very much improved, as all earned seem anxions that the conference shall not terminate hout some definite accomplishment. The question of a rupture Y now be discarded.
The convening Powers are meeting at the Villa d'Albertis to to discuss the composition and powers of the proposed com- sion of experts on Russian affairs and presumably the reply to Russian Note.
Mixed Commission on Russian Affairs.
Genoa. May 14. The convening Powers have agreed to Mr. Lloyd George's pro- sal for the appointment of a mixed commission of experts on Russian faire to meet at The Hague on June 15. Representatives of all the wers at Genoa will mee: at The Hague to appoint the mixed com- ission, which will be required to report within three months.
It was further agreed that the non-aggression truce should ciprocally operate pending the commission's laboure. No separate reements are to be concluded temporarily with Russia.
U. S. to be Invited to Participate.
It was decided to adopt Mr. Lloyd George's proposal to sound be United States as to whether that Government will participate à the commission.
Soviet's Attitude.
London, May 14. Reuter's correspondent at Genos ascertains from the Russian elegates that they do not object to Russia joining the pact for non-
ggression.
They will not feel bound to abide by the findings of the commission hich is to study the question of debts, credits, and private property they are excluded therefrom.
THE PRINCE'S MISHAP.
Escapes with a Black Eye.
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#LTAKER# MONDAY MAY 15, 1922.
CHAN'S RELEASE SOUGHT.
BIG DEMONSTRATION BY HONGKONG
GUILDS.
GOVERNMENT'S FLAT REFUSAL”.
The case of Chau Ping-sang. former President of the Chinese Seamen's Union, who is detained by the Hongkong police author- ities with a view to his deport- ation, was further brought to public notice to-day by a big procession of Chinese guild mem era which first of all visited the Central Police Station and Ister proceeded to the offices of the (Secretary for Chinese Affairs. | At both places, deputation up- pealed for the release of the įdėtained man.
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What charge have you go against Chan Ping-tang? has done no barm here."
"We want Chan Ping-sang ta be released. He is an innocent
MBO.
There was only one banner with La inscription in English, this readingAll the Guilds of the Colony appeal to the Government for the release of Mr. Chan Pig <ang."
over
日九十月四
JAPANESE LABOUR.
Big League Proposed.
"PER AKKUJAR
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
BEAUMONT CASE.
The Charge Withdrawn.
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In regard to the case of Mr. E.
Beaumont, who
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Very striking indeed is the! Tokyo, May 15-A movement memorial arch, just completed, as has been started by the leaders of the main entrance to Waterloo A. Various Labour Unions to com-Station, says London journal. committed for
ja the work-charge under the bine their organisations into one Everything National Labour League.
its noble beight and expanse, Ordinance, the Attorney General' Official statistica show that together with notab detail has written to Messrs. Lee and there were 23 labour disputes in-nght to ansure it a lasting Russ, solicitors for Mr. Beau- April, involving 12,000 strikers. regard. But, in addition, is coo-mont, stating that he has decided shipbuilding heads the list as tributed note of sentiment not to file any indictment against negards unemployed-Reuter. which will ever survive. Ia big their client. The charge has
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actual arcb, we read: "Dedicat- ed to the Employees of the Com- "Flatly refused?”
was pany who Fell in the. War.”
either side and on the top of all asked. "Yes, flatly refused."
"Did they offer any grounds for is a fine group of statuary, which asking for Chan's release?" Mr. will be unveiled as she formal Hellifax replied that the delega. opening and completion of the tion admitted that a murder bad new station-the biggest railway been committed and that Chao terminus in Great Britain. was arrested for it. But they claimed that Chan's conviction
News in To-day's New Advertisements.
The Admiral Line advise con- signees of cargo of the arrival of the Dryden from New York.— Page 4
Consignees of cargo per the At the S.C.'s Office.
When Hassinger's play. "The Blue Funnel as Tenter are givan When the processionists #trärad
was the customary notice.on Page 4.
Mr. A. R. Lowe returns his Following the presentation of at the Post Office Building Jest was a mistake. That was the Great Duke of Florence, a petition to the Secretary for after 8.30 this morning, they meals ground they offered, or could acted recently in the Hall of the
Middle Temple, it was not by any thanks for being nominated to "Did you give them any ex-means the first time this beaut ful the Legislative. Council by the Chinese Affairs, which we report mediately took possession of the offer." ed on Saturday, & meeting of rep-first floor and bung their han
the verandah and planation for refusing to release hall had been used for theatrical | Justices of the Paste-Pago 4.
Three public bathing beaches resentatives from about 130 aers
to the Chan?”.—"I told them he was a
performances. The stately Eliza- Guilds was held at the Kang Kung crowded the passages
office. Police ad convicted murderer and that bethan structure, where barris-are now open-Page 4.
Messrs. Caldback, Macgregor Teahouse, West Point, yesterday S.C.A.'s
thea down from we did not propose to Ellowers dine during term amid the afternoon, when it was decided followed
Central Station and him to remain in the Colony. I panelling and the pictures, was and Co., advertise a new Bass that as no reply had been received the from the Government, a demon-it short while there also told them they must not bold often used daring the 17th. cen- light sparkling ale-Page 7. stration should take place this goodly number of officers on duty processions without the proper tory for masques and revelries.: Golf clubs are advertised by
in and around the buildings Do a thority.“
The OSK advertise to con- As the delegates left Mr. Halli-But apart from this, and owing to Lane Crawford, Ltd Page 6. noe fast alore it has a richer moroing.
tas suggestion of one of the At the Police Station.
police, the man's leaders decided fax's room, Telegraph repres-theatrical history than any other signees the arrival of the Celebes Carrying banners with Chinese to clear the building the entative spoke to one and learn-building now standing in London Maru from Japan-Page 5. inscriptions, the procession, to the demonstrators, who all collected ed of what had transpired. The Round about the Christmas of the The as. Suveric has arrived number of nearly a thousand,
on the P. and O. buildings at delegate said that they had failed year 1601 an immortal play was from New York, and the Bank arrived
at the Police Sistion, the side of the Post Off Bix to get Mr. Hallifax to promise acted there for the first time-the Line give the usual advice to where Chan is confined, at about
A "calico" dance is being halà 7.30 a.m. and a delegation walked men were appointed 'sa del gates Chan's release and they could golden comedy" of "Twelfth consignees. Page 4
to await the arrival Mr. not do any more now. They
Night."
at the Kowloon Theatre to- into the charge-room and request Hallifax upstairs.
would be bolding a meeting of all ed that they might be allowed to
Whatever action Sir Ernest morrow night-Fago 4. C. S. P.'s Speech. the Guild later and would prob
"The Blue Funnel s.s. Pak Ling the
ably discuss the advisability of wild may take regarding the Police of one
Wolfa The Captain Suparinters fot of general strike in order to enforce sest in Parliament now that he is discharging cargo and con Superintendents, Mr.
has been elected Recorder of Fignees are given the nemat for preference. The latter had Police, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, arrived their request pot arrived at the time, but shortly after nine o'clock and In the meantime, in the rand London, it is not necessary for notice on page 4. Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse decided to address the gathering low, the processionists had him to give up politics, states Lammert Bros. are selling appeared a few minutes later pointing out to them the illegality mained waiting, but when they Home paper. There are, indeed, steel bars and offer goods at and engaged in a conversation of holding a procession. without earned of what had happened a comparatively recent prece- Kennedy Town on Saturday. with the labour delegation. Pos-permission. Mounting & Poet upstairs they quietly folded dents of Recorders being elected Page 4. sessing & good knowledge of Can-Office track and with an inter their banners and dispersed, the P.'s after they commenced tonese, Mr. Wodehouse was able
Mr. Wolfe majority of them going to the their work on the City Bench. assist. at times to dispense with the aid addressed the gathering for some Kung Kang Teahouse at West In 1856 Russell Garney became of the interpreter, and addressed time. There was no sign of dis-Point to discuss the matter. the City Recorder, and nine years the motives order and a very attentiva eroad We learn that a meeting later he was chosen M.P. for the delegation on
Goild the detention of listened to his remarks. He began of
representatives which led to
Southampton remaining in Par- Chan Ping-sang. The discussion by pointing out the fact that pro- being held at three o'clock ameat until his death.
He this afteracon. mainly concerned legal points and cessions were not allowed.
other case is even stronger, for peratore-87- Humidity:-68.
Lighting Up-Time. was conducted on the following was prepared to allow them all to
Canton Arguments. the constituency adjoined the lines:-
wait outside, where they were.
In the course of a leader ertit!- City. Just thirty years ago Sir Lighting-up time to-day 6.55 Mr. Wodehouse-Chan Ping- until their delegates had seen Mr. sang is the murderer of his wife, Hallifax, but he gave them cleared "Another Hongkong Blunder." Charles Hall was chosen as Rec-p.rn.
Beaten a. the bridgeshire, and as this means that he is a
ly to understand that they must the Canton Timer of to-day's date order while M.P. for West Cam. dangerous character, we cannot disperse within half an hour of statry
He In the terms of the strike General Election of 1992, he re- A Chinese Fined..
allow him to stay in Hongkong." the delegation's interview.
a by-election for the sequently when observation of Leading delegate: But the wanted them all to understand settlement it was stipulated that entered the House & few months authorities were reassured sub-
you call it, took that very
clearly, because if the Hongkong government would later st Sergeant Cargill brought a man murder, as
Canton and that there was BIY trouble they take no stepa against officers and Holborn division, being Recorder the solstitial shaft of sun-light before the Magistrate this morn-place in ing and charged
Manila. May 14. Except for a black eye, the Prince of Wales (see Earlier Cables) was none the worse for his polo mishap, and earried ous the pro- gramme for his visit.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR ARRIVES IN U. S.
First Since the War,
New York, May 14 Dr. Wiedfeldt, the first German Ambassador to the United States since the war, arrived aboard the steamer America.
100 e Berle and Special Telegorias ng "Paje Jembata
EXPORTING MONEY.
DEFENCE CORPS RIFLE
MEETING.
Cpl. Grimes Sweeps The Board.
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preter to
To-Day's Exchange. The closing rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 25. 7.1/15d.
The Weather. The 2 p.m. Barometer:-29.65 Tem-
championship. was successful on form, bus the prisoner had no less after the discussion, which lasted policy of the Hongkong Govern-pains to explain that his arrest Tilney-street, and No. 15.Craving his first visit to
events, but the first ten
tegether with the scotes they made, in the Oper Rifle cham- pionship were as follow Corpl. Grimes, H.E.V.D.C.
chowwan.
mant
the
He hails from
dome nor the floor had moved The H.KY.D.C. annual rifle
with is outside the jurisdiction of the would not be able to blame members of the Seamen's Union and M.P. until his death in 1900. proved that neither the great
in the slightest. meeting concluded during the
Proceeding, Mr. Wolfe provided they did not violate
Opposite the frost windows of week-end, the principal event endeavouring to smuggle a large Colony. President Sun Yat-sen him.
in subsidiary coins and has pardoned bim: Whatever he said: "Chan was arrested and the laws of Hongkong after they.
"The land settler's friend"sums "being the open machine-gun com
silver dollars out of the Colony, bad done in Canton he cannot be convicted in Canton for being returned to the Colony. So far Chesterfield House in Mayfair is
in four words one of petition on Saturday and
to the regulations called to account for in this murderer. He was sentenced to we have been able to learn. Chan the annumbered and somewhat
B boary face of stretch fup
the chief rile contrary
characteristics of Sunday the all-comers'
twelve years' imprisonment, bat Ping-sang is not accused of vio-
ad tha recently issued. Thirty dollars is Colony
Wes- James Sir
Mitchell, now he has been released by the lating any of the laws of Hoogbuildings identiñable competition.
The above passages were relat-
sides and backs of No. 7. Cpl. Grimes, who last week. the maximum sum allowed to be
tern Australia's Premier, who is end carried on the Corps rifle taken out of the Colony in this ed to a Triegraph representative Canton Government. It is the kong though Mr. Halifax took
respectively Mother Country, Stanbore-street. not to allow anybody has nothing whatsoever to do with
of murder within his connection with the strike. They are to day being converted Sanday in putting up the highest than thirty silver dollars. ten-cent only a few minutes. Mr. Wode- score in the open-rifle (all comers) pieces which amounted to another house's replies were afterwards convicted competition. He has also won . and $3.35 worth of five-cent repeated in the compound, for the the limits of this Colony. That members of the Seamen's Uniba into a block of elaborate flats. tiny sesport in Perth, and vary development of the land settlers beneft of the rank and file of the is the reason why Chan is do not hesitate to accuse the the occupants of which will be early realised that the proper
the very near neighbours of further laurels in tevolver shoot- coins.
procession. Mr Wodehouse assur-being banished. It has nothing Hongkong government with a ing, both the corps and all-comers The explanation offered by led them that the action the police whatever to do with any Union breach of faith and violation of Princess Mary. Great Stanhope Deeded security and fair treat-
hampionships going to bim. defendant was that he was taking
selection in connection with land' Opl. Grimes will be shooting at the silver to Macao and Kwang had taken was not connected in business. It has nothing to do Term 7 of Strike Settlement street was built by the old Lordment. He it was who introduced any way with Guild matters, but with the settlement of the late There are numerous criminals and Chesterfield in 1750, and No. 15. the scheme for survey before
now being converted." WBY Bisley when he goes Horse.
settlement, & ecbeme which was was because of the fact that Chan strike, because Chan was in gaol offenders who are guilty of crimes We have been unable to secure It was stated by the police had killed bis wife, and was there- in Canton before that settlement committed in Kwangtung now occupied some sixty years ago
of new life to this form of the the full scores of the various that in addition to Hongkong fore a dangerous character and was made. He was arrested in taking refuge in Hongkong. These by that famous soldier the first largely responsible for the giving
Lord Hardinge, sometime silver. the man also possessed an undesirable. It was not trus Canton because he was murderer persons for whom the Cantón moneys in other currencies. that Chan would be deported and be will be banished from here government requests extradition Governor-General of India and spread of civilisation. Sir James A fine of $50 was imposed, and to-day; the decision still remained because he is a murderer. Had enjoy all the protection of the successor to the first Duke of is a grazier, a big landowner, The is sufficient master of agricul- the order given to the defendant with the Governor. There would that murder been committed in Hongkong law, and unless the Wellington as Commander-in-politician and business man, and tural matters to have written to change his money into notes be an opportunity for the men to Hongkong, Le would have been Canton government can produce Chief of the British army.
several "standard" brochures on testimony. ask for a legal bearing if they hang. Now, is that quite clear? the sufficient number of witnesses, wished, where they could
I don't want anybody to say that and documentary
Princess Mary and Viscount them. learn in detail the legal aspects they did not understand. If there Hongkong will not head them of the action which the author is any trouble later, or if anything over. With such strict observ Lascelles, during their visit to the ance of the law in other cases, it cathedral at Florence, had the ities had taken. They must not happens to you, don't blame me. regard this as a Guild matter, but As Mr. Wolfe finished speak seems strange that the Hong- opportunity of seeing the most writes
that & little one that purely concerned aing, one man in the crowdsboated kong government should deviate stupendous instrument for de much interested in the English criminal point.
something and there were general from its usual procedure and take termining the day of the summer compositions A voice from the crowd:-"We cries of disapproval against what action against a man not charged solstice the world possesses the group of musical missionaries has gnomon which Toscanelli built introduced to them. Not merely Peking, May 11.-The races at
want Chan Ping-sang to
Mr. Wolfe had said. Mr. Wolfe with any violation of the law."
After referring to the Governor's into the southern window of the interested, but surprised because, Peking are being held to-day. released."
then went upstairs to interview Some Tientsin jockeys, owners
A Seamen's Union official the S.C.A. and the crowd waited powers to deport, the article con-lantern above the dome of the largely through our own earlier and ponies are present.--Reuter, |«
Chan is ill. He has been in down below. In the meantime cludes:-"However, the labourers cathedral and the great meridian predilection for foreign writera that condition since bis imprison- more police had been sent for are convinced that Chao Ping-line and solstitis! marks on the and interpreters, they had no idea Within ment in Canton. He will die if from the Central Station and ang is being persecuted because floor of the north transept 300 feet of the England that is really
As the sun nest of singing birds." A Peking telegram states that
you keep him any longer in con- about 50 arrived and lined Des of his leadership in the Seamen's below the window.
Strike. He is considered a martyr crosses the meridian of Florence one week a British conductor, Mr. nement. If he dies, we must Voeur Road. l the societies in the three
to British revenge. It is believed at its greatest altitude on the day Maurice Besly, of Oxford, led the Eastern Provinces on bearing
needs all die too."
Government's Refusal
that if a protest is not made now, of the summer solstice it throws Philharmonic Orchestra, Miss. that Chang Tso-lin ban been Chicago, May 4.-The McCor- Mr. Wodehouse told the leader
The six men upstain were other officials and members of a great shaft of sunlight through Ursula Greville, from Covent cashiered have made a joint pro- mick family to-day refused con- of the delegation to tell his men test and are conveqing a meeting firmation of the report that to go away quietly and they thon soon afterwards shown into Mr. the Union will be subjected to circular orifice in the gaomon Garden, gave a recital of old and to decide upon ignoring the Mathilde, 16-year old daughter of left for the offices of the Secre- Hallifax's office, where they had similar treatment whenever the down to the floor beneath and spew English songs, Mr Cyril
Harold F. McCormick, president tary for Chinese Affairs.
a long interview with him. Seen Hongkong authorities choose to circle of light fills the solstitial Scott played a dozen of his own mandate."
Another Peking message states of the International Harvester The inscriptions on the banners immediately after the interview act Tais nullifies the agreement disc. When Florence was visi pianoforte pieces, and Mr. Ernest that at a meeting at Paoting, Tso company, and Max Oser, Swiss contained such queries as these: was ended, Mr. Hallifax told a to which Hongkong Government ad by severe earthquake in Whitfield introduced violin son- Kwan and Wo Perfa, discussed riding master, whose engagement Chan Ping-sang has been pressman that the delegation's was party, and reopeps the 1895 it was thought the cathedral atas by John Ireland and Arnold the re-establishment of the former was announced recently, had be-arrested and put in geol. We request for release had been whole question of the status of had suffered movem at that Bas. Large and critical sudl
Unions in Hongkong."
might affect its stability, but the ences attended and approved coine estranged.
[refused. Parliament.
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Gunner Railton, H.K.V.D.C.
88
Pte. Swan. H.K.V.D.C.
86
before he left the Colony.
Mr. Williams. Dockyard R.C. L/Naik Chotte Khan, 102nd.
Grenadiers...
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A. S. Cramer, H.M.S.Titania 79
Q.M.S. Longbottom, R. E.....
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PEKING RACES,
Sergt. Conroy, King's Regt...
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Sub. Chirna Kam
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Sub. Daji Sanast
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